Agricultural lands of the Kostanay region will be observed from space

Issues of cooperation on the introduction of a database of electronic maps of agricultural lands of the Kostanay region for the automation of their monitoring processes were discussed in the regional Akimat by representatives of NC Kazakhstan Gharysh Sapary JSC. The meeting was chaired by the Akim of Kostanay region Archimed Mukhambetov. According to the head of the region, within the framework of the implementation of the state program Digital Kazakhstan, Akimat of the region together with NC Kazakhstan Gharysh Sapary JSC actively studies the issue of cooperation, in particular, a database of electronic maps of agricultural lands in the region has been created. “Such monitoring of agricultural lands allows to increase their efficiency by automating such processes as assessment of the readiness of agricultural lands for the season, assessment of the state of sprouting, identification of crop contamination, monitoring the dynamics of haymaking, and forecasting yields. “That is, it is a great help to the agriculture of the region”, A. Mukhambetov noted. “In addition, NC Kazakhstan Gharysh Sapary JSC proposed the implementation of joint projects to create geoinformation systems, the use of satellite navigation to solve regional issues”.

The President of NC Kazakhstan Gharysh Sapary JSC Yergazy Nurgaliyev noted that the work on the provision of space images has been conducted for several years, but the national company started providing space monitoring services this year. “We provide images to central state bodies, we also actively work with local executive bodies in the regions. If previously we provided services only on the quality of the images, now we have the opportunity to provide space monitoring services”, Ye. Nurgaliyev said. “Now the national company actively cooperates with the Ministries of Defense, InternalAffairs, Agriculture, as well as the Ministry of Energy and the Ministry of Investments and Development”.

It should be noted that the Kostanay region is not the first to cooperate with the national company to implement the database of electronic maps of agricultural lands, similar work has already been carried out in the Pavlodar, Mangistau, and Almaty regions. The specialists of the regional and city offices and departments present at the meeting demonstrated the work of the geoportal, its advantages. As a result of the meeting between the regional Akimat and NC Kazakhstan Gharysh Sapary JSC a memorandum of cooperation was signed.